That useless system really was unreliable.
Why had it not warned him?
At that moment, the so-called useless system suddenly issued a notification sound.
Its voice cold and emotionless.
[ Ding!
]
[ Mission: Drive away the Vilarve and obtain control and usage rights of this cave for one night.
]
[ Difficulty: Normal ]
[ Reward: One Lucky Draw ]
[ Failure: Reputation Points -10 ]
[ Current Reputation Points: 0.
]
[ Note: If points fall below zero, the dimensional mission will immediately fail and the host will be forcibly removed from the world ]
Si Bai: what??
The system’s little boy voice weakly replied.
[ That was automatically generated by the system itself.
It has nothing to do with me, sob~ ]
Si Bai: …
Just wait.
When we return, I am definitely terminated this system contract!
The little system immediately cried out.
[ Waaah, you want to abandon me again… I hate you, sob sob… ]
“…”
Si Bai did not bother with it anymore and quickly adjusted his thoughts.
“Tiye, I have a way to drive away those insects!”
Fire was a good thing.
When it was needed, it had to be used.
Although Vilarve were vicious and terrifying, their bodies were not covered in a hard shell.
Their entire forms were made of soft, water heavy flesh piled together, and they could not resist fire attacks at all.
It was unfortunate that Si Bai had just entered this new plane and his system currency had been reset to zero, making it impossible to buy anything from the system shop.
Otherwise, a bottle of “Bug Ender 9000” would have solved everything instantly.
It now seemed that the best method was a fire attack, but in this primitive world there was not even a lighter.
Where was the fire supposed to come from?
Tiye patted his chest, full of confidence.
“Baibai, don’t worry.
Leave it to me!”
Si Bai blinked his eyes in confusion.
After a short while, Tiye came back in large strides.
No one knew where he had found several red stones and a pile of dry firewood.
Before kneeling down in front of Si Bai, he first pulled him back and placed him in a safer position.
Only then did he pick up two fist sized red stones and begin focusing on manually “striking fire.”
Bang!
Bang!
The continuous heavy collision sounds rang out.
At one moment, a spark burst out with a sizzling sound.
Immediately after, the flame expanded rapidly.
The prepared dry wood was ignited in an instant.
“This thing is called Flame Stone.
They contain a very special fire energy.
As long as you use beast origin power to stimulate them strongly, you can release the flame energy inside.”
The five beast marks on Tiye’s right arm flickered on and off as he activated his beast origin power.
The tiny spark looked like it could die out at any moment, but the instant it touched the dry wood, there was a dull explosion.
The compressed fire power rapidly expanded and ignited all the nearby dry branches.
The flames swept across everything, leaving behind a layer of blackened ash as it mercilessly devoured the remaining wood.
Before the fire weakened, Tiye quickly used the remaining dry branches to preserve the flame and handed one of the torches to Si Bai.
Night fell, and the stars and moon were dim tonight.
Thick clouds layered over each other, heavy and oppressive, blocking most of the light.
It seemed like it might rain tonight.
The flickering firelight carried a reassuring warmth.
The young sub-beastmen’s half illuminated face shifted between light and shadow, clearly revealed under the glow.
Tiye suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder.
He turned his head slightly and realized that the young sub-beastmen had fallen asleep at some point.
The sleeping face was calm and peaceful.
The delicate and obedient little face was unconsciously resting against his shoulder.
One hand was tucked into his arms, while the other lightly held onto his long neck.
The small hand was soft, fair, and clean, almost like he was acting spoiled.
The close contact with that softness made Tiye’s heartbeat unconsciously speed up.
Thump… thump…
His movements while traveling became stiff, and his steps slowed down without realizing it as if he was afraid of disturbing his dream.
He could feel a faint gentle fragrance drifting beneath his slightly raised breath.
It was the soft and sweet scent coming from his body.
It was so pleasant that it made a beast’s mouth go dry.
It smelled even sweeter than roasted meat when he was at his hungriest.
Tiye unconsciously swallowed his saliva.
Beneath his long and refined neck, the obvious protrusion in his throat rolled slightly up and down, carrying a hint of awkward restraint.
Damn it, what was he thinking?
Tiye gave himself a slap, instantly waking himself up.
He had an important task entrusted by the young sub-beastmen.
How could he be distracted by such nonsense at a time like this?
“Hmph…”
Si Bai was not very obedient even in sleep.
He turned over and this time he completely buried himself into Tiye’s chest.
Tiye quickly took the torch from his hand.
Rustle~ Rustle~
The previously aggressive Vilarve quickly collapsed and fled upon encountering the flames.
But Tiye did not give these disgusting insects any chance to escape.
He scattered firewood and dropped torches.
The Vilarve were quickly roasted until they were burned black on the outside and cooked through.
The smell of burnt flesh and scorched decay spread throughout the cave.
This odor was not much better than the stench of rot.
Tiye quickly and efficiently cleaned up the cave in a few swift movements.
Anything that needed burning was burned, anything that needed sweeping was swept away, and anything that needed to be thrown out was discarded.
Once it was finally suitable for living, he placed Si Bai inside.
Si Bai was sleeping peacefully, but Tiye did not forget that the young sub-beastmen had not eaten all day.
If he did not get food soon, his body would suffer from hunger.